Space - Innovate - Create

About STYLURELiFE 

Stylurelife aims to inspire self-belief and taking risks, feeling good, fulfilling dreams and finding a purpose for existance.  Working on the inside and out! Fashion, Personal Styling, Nutrition, Health, Fitness and Business.  Expanding our core mentalities, and confidence to reach our goals whether personal or professional. 

Don't settle.  Style your own Life!!

Creative Direction

I read a business book for organisations recently, 'CATS -The Nine Lives Of Innovation', It got me thinking...Have we no time to be creative anymore?! How are our lives impacted at the point of survival!

Some History...

 

I came to London last March on a bit of a whim actually. I needed a BIG change after I completed my Degree in International Fashion Marketing in Manchester; I had plan in mind...'I'm going to become a Fashion Stylist!'...It's my dream, I'm great with clothes (I don't like to call it "fashion", Clothing is about the needs of oneself!). I'm an influencer in the creative field of clothing and I wanted in!

Work Experience

Ater doing a few shoots in manchester to get me on the bandwagon I thought "I'm damn good at this! and there's definately room for growth, I expect growth." (I should really put some pics in here...watch this space)...It turns out coming to London meant I should've had savings, I should've had back up money so that I could assist the elite in the fashion world and manage to live on next to nothing. As you can imagine, in my case, things didn't go to plan! I got my first job here with a telephone charity fundraising company and it was god awful. I'm already such a softy at heart and repeating the same thing day in day out, well you could say it drove me completely up the giving wall! The lack of charity in people, my own views encouraged to a point of incredible frustration! I had to leave, it was the only way! I did. Before I left however, I made a great Contact - Taneisha Carr, She is the photograpgher who shot Kate Moss for the 2008 TopShop collection, she's up, she's coming, and she has a great eye and concept of fashion photography! We did my 1st shoot! Lingerie.  Ok so she hasn't got much on...

 

Now I'm working for a fantastic specialist publishing house working as a media sales excecutive with the added incentive of writing my own "Helpline" section. I'm the sure source to answer all of your HR queries. Wow - Exciting you say? Believe me, in terms of motivation, it is! But it isn't what I'd call satisfying. It does however satisfy my hunger, I mean literally, I can afford to buy food! And does give me a routine to be grateful for. I'm sure we all ask ourselves a common question; Why do I put up with a job that isn't taking me in the direction I actually want to go in? Have I settled? How many of us do settle? How many of us live on in our own complacent minds? And often ask ourselves, 'Will I ever get there?'.

I say 'of course we will, when we know how and what it's going to take! Then it's ALL about taking a risk.

...But it isn't real!!

Media sales isn't my calling as you might've guessed, I trust that it is not a desirable job until you get into it and money takes over and you become a "real" sales person. The drive of sales, the competitive edge and the excitement that money creates can lead you far, and by 'far' I mean it gives you the means to travel and persue other aspects of your life. When you can, this makes it worth it I guess, doesn't it? Is money what really drives people these days? In the current mix of the ugly climate - YES, it's most likely that it does! Maybe it gives your mind the illusion that its ALL we need to drive us. Until we ask ourselves 'this is what I always wanted, isn't it?', but who's dream am I fulfilling?

Purpose For Existence

'I've always wanted to be able to afford to go away, travel and see the world (in my 25days holiday per year!) haven't I?' I ask myself, again, 'was life meant to be about money?' The answer - No. No it certainly was not, and to be completely honest - It still doesn't drive me. Not me. Not now, and probably never. I now find myself in a position where I am extremely good at what i do but still there no "real" job satisfaction.  I am often late, mainly because I was born late!  I think my employers take this personnaly, I trust I won't last there long, but I will ride the storm that is sales until I take another path.

The Road Not Taken

This is one of my favourite poems by Robert Frost...

I am not Rich at work, I have yet to become rich at home. But at least at home I am satisfied.  Being an innovative person, I not only want to be successful at work but also at home in my personal life. I want creativity. I want to express my ideas and I want people to share them with, listen, and help to expand them. But most importantly, I need to find it in me to action them!

The Power of Your Mind

We all have the power to do anything we want, for me it's to innovate, feel creative, and even feel free, do something that I really want to do, that fulfills me. I am now working my time around me, creating space. Getting the things I need to get done to do both, live graciously with a secure job and enjoy what i'm really good at - Styling people, shoots, having ideas, writing (at least I think I'm good?) and helping people.  Things that really motivate my mind and challenge my senses. Innovation! And having a safe job (if there are any) means that I can afford to do it.

I'm not thinking about leaving my job, not right now. To be honest I'm a little scared. In today's environment it's just not secure (so I hear!!). There may have been a time when a risk would be easy to take; no boundaries, no responsibilities and it definately would've been me who took it! I''m not sure if I'm there anymore. Would I sacrifice for the right opportunity? I would, I won't lie. But for now I remain sane and know that with time and the need I've created, with a hell of a lot of action on my part, things will roll together. My Journey has begun...In the mean time make some space to innovate. Create.